Agriculture and

Ecosystem in Brazil
BY GROUP A
Agricultural Map Of Brazil
 Agriculture in Brazil
• The country is essentially self-sufficient in basic foodstuffs and is a
leading exporter of a wide range of crops, including oranges, soybeans,
coffee, and cassava, which are grown mainly in the South and Southeast.
Brazil, unlike most Latin American countries, has increased agricultural
production by greatly enlarging its cultivated area since World War II, but
this expansion has come at grave environmental cost in frontier areas.
 Agriculture in Brazil
• Brazil is the world’s leading producer of coffee; it was the country’s most
important single export in the early and mid-20th century. Minas Gerais
and Espírito Santo are the principal coffee-producing states, followed by
São Paulo and Paraná. In the 1990s soybeans and their derivative
products, particularly animal feeds, became a more valuable source of
revenue than coffee. Most of the country’s soybeans are grown in Paraná
and Rio Grande do Sul; Mato Grosso do Sul state has also become a
leading producer, because farmers there have increasingly used machinery
and fertilizers to work the savanna soils.
 Agriculture In Brazil
• About one-third of the world’s oranges are grown in Brazil—more than twice
the amount produced in the United States, which is the world’s second major
supplier. Brazil is also the world’s main producer of cassava and a leading
grower of beans, corn (maize), cacao, bananas, and rice. Although the bulk of
these products are consumed domestically, some are exported, including jute
and black pepper from the Amazon region; palm oils from the Northeast
coast; garlic from Minas Gerais; peanuts (groundnuts), oranges, and tea from
São Paulo; and tobacco from Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil
nuts are economically important only in limited areas of the North.
Ecosystem in Brazil
 Terrestrial Ecosystems in Brazil
• Terrestrial ecosystems exist only on land and include several types of
habitats. In Brazil, these habitats include tropical and subtropical moist
broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical
and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, flooded grasslands
and savannas, desert and xeric shrublands, and mangroves.
 Terrestrial Ecosystems in Brazil
• The tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are also referred to as
the rainforest (due to their high levels of rainfall) in Brazil. This
ecosystem is home to 1 in 10 identified species on earth. Approximately
427 mammal species, 1,300 bird species, 378 reptiles, and over 400
amphibians live here.
 Terrestrial Ecosystems in Brazil
• The tropical dry forests typically experience a water loss throughout the
year with very little rainfall. This ecosystem is located around the edges of
the rainforest and provides shelter for several endangered species
including the broad-snouted caiman, giant armadillo, and maned wolf.
 Questions
• What are the basic stuff food in brazil ?
• Which two states are the main coffee producers?
• What are the types of habitats in brazil?
• What are the several endangered species in Brazil?
• What are the number of bird species in Brazil?
Thank You(Obrigada)